Student Scholarships

No, most of DECA scholarships are merit-based.

Yes, you may upload unofficial transcripts.

Yes, you may apply for more than one scholarship providing you meet the criteria of each scholarship.

No, you must be enrolled as a full-time student at a college/university.

Yes, your scholarship can be deferred up to three (3) years.

No, you do not need to attend DECA ICDC in order to receive your scholarship.

Yes, you must be a current DECA member to be eligible for DECA scholarships. Ask your school counselor if your school has a DECA chapter and register through the chapter advisor. For Collegiate DECA members that do not have a chapter, you may apply as an individual member.

No, all grade levels (from high school freshmen to Collegiate DECA members) are welcome to apply. Unless the scholarship application specifically requires a grade level/collegiate, you can assume that all members can apply.

You are not required to be a relative/employee to apply for most of our corporate scholarships. Some of our donors such as Whataburger and Hilton give special attention to applicants who work for them. Publix Super Markets does require you to be an associate with their company.

Some scholarships such as AICPA, Hilton, National Geographic Learning/Cengage, Otis Spunkmeyer, Whataburger do provide scholarships that are focused on a specific industry and/or career interest (i.e., finance, hospitality, entrepreneurship, restaurant, etc.) and/or School-based Enterprise.

Yes, data from your student profile carries over to automatically fill in certain fields (i.e., name, address, school, DECA involvement, etc.). You should include as much information as possible in the long answer section. For your DECA activities, include all details from your time with DECA. Make sure you then complete the remainder information on the application.

Click on "Apply Now" and then login into the "Student Member Portal" using your membership ID as your username and the password that your advisor will set.

DECA will notify your chapter advisor prior and send you an email to the address you provided in your scholarship profile.

Yes, you will be able to meet the sponsor if you attend DECA ICDC. DECA will also email you contact information to send a thank you letter.

No, once you submit your application you cannot make any further changes.

DECA will notify you via email that you have made the qualifying round and provide you the list of additional materials required to upload by a certain date. You will be asked to upload a statement of interest, three letters of recommendations, transcripts and any additional documents you feel would be important to the scholarship review committee (i.e., resume, awards, etc.).

Please email scholarships@deca.org for assistance.

A community leader is an individual that represents the community. Some examples of a community leader: elected officials, local youth councils, camp counselors, coaches, school officials, religious leaders, fire chiefs, supervisor of where you may do/have done community service activity(ies).

A statement of interest is an opportunity to share some valuable information about who you are, and why do you feel that you should receive a DECA scholarship. This part of your application gives the review committee to see more than your GPA, by including your future goals and interest. It basically gives you an opportunity to stand out from other applicants and tell your story. There is no word limit to your statement of interest.

January 12, 2024

Monies are sent directly to the college/university that you will be attending by completing a form that will be emailed to you in May.

Your DECA advisor